Who/What:
American Heritage Schools Upper School PTO Broward Campus in partnership with its students, faculty and families will be hosting its third annual “Thanksgiving Meal in a Bag” food collection drive on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the School’s Broward campus to benefit Feeding South Florida – the leading hunger-relief organization serving South Florida. This Thanksgiving season, over 1.2 million individuals throughout Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties are experiencing food insecurity. American Heritage Schools is determined not to let its community go without a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
During the food drive, American Heritage Schools students are invited to bring a reusable grocery bag filled with one of each of the following items: cranberry sauce, canned yams, canned vegetables, canned beans, mac and cheese, rice, instant mashed potatoes, a box of pasta, stuffing mix, canned soup, packets of gravy, brown mix, peanut or nut butter, and a gift card for a turkey.
Students can obtain volunteer hours, for every donated “Thanksgiving Meal in a Bag,” regardless of their school. Feeding South Florida will offer students five volunteer hours for each bag donated with an opportunity to earn 25 hours (students are encouraged to bring as many bags as they want.)
The full list of items in the “Thanksgiving Meal in a Bag” as well as details of the event are available here:
AH PTO Thanksgiving Food Drive 2023
When:
Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where:
American Heritage Schools Broward Campus – Lot #3
12200 West Broward Blvd.
Plantation, FL 33325
About American Heritage Schools:
American Heritage Schools, founded in 1965, is a nationally ranked private, nonsectarian, and co-educational college preparatory day school with two 40-acre campuses: the Broward Campus is located in Plantation, Florida, and the Palm Beach Campus is located in Delray Beach, Florida. Its campuses serve approximately 4,800 students in PK3 through 12th grades, and the student body represents over 60 different countries throughout the world. Approximately 70 percent of the faculty hold postgraduate degrees. American Heritage Schools is nationally and internationally accredited by the following associations: Association of Independent Schools of Florida (AISF), Middle States Association (MSA-CESS), and National Council for Private Schools. The Lower School includes advanced classes and 15 electives, and the Upper School offers over 300 courses with 138 honors classes, 28 Advanced Placement classes, and 75 fine arts classes. Pre-professional programs are offered in pre-med, pre-law, pre-engineering, biomedical engineering, business & entrepreneurship, and computer science with classes taught daily by doctors, surgeons, lawyers, judges, engineers, and computer scientists currently practicing in their fields. For 14 years, American Heritage Schools has been ranked the No. 1 high school in Florida for the highest number of National Merit Scholars, and the school is home to the No. 1 math competition team out of all private schools in the U.S. The Model UN team is top 3 in the nation, and the Speech and Debate team is in the top 1% in the nation. American Heritage Schools is ranked among the top private schools in Florida in STEM, according to Niche.
For more information about American Heritage Schools, visit its website at www.ahschool.com.
Broward Campus: (954) 472-0022 ext. 1 or email admissions.broward@ahschool.com
Palm Beach Campus: (561) 495-7272 ext. 1 or email admissions.palmbeach@ahschool.com
About Feeding South Florida®
Feeding South Florida is a member of the Feeding America network and is the leading hunger-relief organization serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. Providing support for 25 percent of the state’s food insecure population, its mission is to end hunger in South Florida by providing immediate access to nutritious food, leading hunger, and poverty advocacy efforts, and transforming lives through innovative programming and education. Feeding South Florida served more than *1.17 million individuals through direct-service programs and a local network of more than 350 nonprofit and community partners. Visit www.feedingsouthflorida.org or call 954-518-1818.
